From Encyclopedia
- Arming sword
- Also short
sword. Single-handed weapon which looks like a simple longsword. Attached to the a knight’s belt.
- Buff-coat
- Heavy coat from buff-leather worn alone for light protection or under
armor.
- Slow match
- A slow-burning cord of hemp or flax soaked in saltpetre and then dried. Used to ignite cannon and hand guns.
- Akinakes
- The Akinakes was a characteristic Persian sidearm. It was short in
length but could be used for both cut and thrust. It is of Scythian
origin,…
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